Communication Skills Worksheet: Formal and Informal Tone

Interview skills lesson 5: Formal or informal tone · Set 783 · 40 questions

Tip (Person first, then words): Formal: emails to the principal, interviews, calls to offices, letters, your supervisor at work, a panel of judges. Informal: friends, cousins, family chats, birthday messages, planning a picnic. Formal words in full: “going to”, not “gonna”; “please”, not “pls”; “Yes”, not “Yup”; “Thank you very much”, not “Thx!”.

1. 1.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Please let me know if you need anything else.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: a call to a college office needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Send me the deets pls.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
9. 9.True or false: “No worries, bro.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “LOL, that was so funny.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a voice note to your old school friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I look forward to hearing from you.” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the role.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Thanks a ton!”? (a) “Thx!” (b) “Thank you very much.” (c) “Tysm!!” (d) “Ta!”
18. 18.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Could you kindly share the details?” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a call to a college office? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a phone call to a hospital reception needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for planning a picnic with friends? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Please let me know if you need anything else.” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Hey, what’s up?” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Cool, catch you later!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 In an interview, which tone should you use? (a) rude and short (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and casual (d) silly and loud
29. 29.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Gonna be late, sorry!” is an informal line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a voice note to your old school friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “No clue, man.” (d) “Dunno.”
35. 35.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) who you are talking to (b) the weather (c) the time on the clock (d) your shoe size
36. 36.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Yeah”? (a) “Yes” (b) “Yup” (c) “Ya” (d) “Yeah”
37. 37.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a family group chat about dinner? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False

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